You can display the suggestion list items in a specific order. It has possible types as Ascending, Descending and None in the sortOrder property.
None - The data source is not sorted.Ascending - The data source is sorted in ascending order.Descending - The data source is sorted in descending order.var sportsData = [
{ Id: 'game1', Game: 'Badminton' },
{ Id: 'game2', Game: 'Football' },
{ Id: 'game3', Game: 'Tennis' },
{ Id: 'game4', Game: 'Hockey' },
{ Id: 'game5', Game: 'Basketball' }
];
// initialize Mention component
var mentionObj = new ej.dropdowns.Mention({
dataSource: sportsData,
fields: { text: 'Game', value: 'Id' },
//sort the resulted items
sortOrder: 'Descending'
});
mentionObj.appendTo('#mentionElement');<!DOCTYPE html><html lang="en"><head>
<title>Essential JS 2 Mention</title>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
<meta name="description" content="Typescript UI Controls">
<meta name="author" content="Syncfusion">
<link href="styles.css" rel="stylesheet">
<link href="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/21.2.3/ej2-base/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet">
<link href="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/21.2.3/ej2-inputs/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet">
<link href="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/21.2.3/ej2-dropdowns/styles/bootstrap5.css" rel="stylesheet">
<script src="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/21.2.3/dist/ej2.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
</head>
<body>
<div id="container" style="width:200px;">
<!--element which is the Mention target to list the suggestions-->
<label style="font-size: 15px; font-weight: 600;">Comments</label>
<div id="mentionElement" style="min-height: 100px; border: 1px solid #D7D7D7; border-radius: 4px; padding: 8px; font-size: 14px; width: 600px;"></div>
</div>
<script>
var ele = document.getElementById('container');
if(ele) {
ele.style.visibility = "visible";
}
</script>
<script src="index.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
</body></html>